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VIDEO: Electricity Smart Meters, Big Brothers Right Hand?
This is a very interesting critique of Electric Smart Meters being installed on houses and business all over Canada and US (and I assume many other places around the world). The notion that an electric meter is really one more very intrusive personal surveillance device, is something many of us would not immediately notice. However ...
SOLVED: What is Near Field Communication (NFC)?
Near Field Communication, or NFC as it is now commonly referred to, is very much like a two way Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) that is built into newer smart cell phones, such as the Blackberry Bold 9790 and Google Nexus S (but not any of the Apple iphones… yet). If you have a credit or debit ...
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Videos: Stop Online Spying… Stop Canadian Bill C11
Under Bill C11, companies will be required to provide government officials with unfettered access to your on-line information without getting approval. Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner has come out strongly against this proposed law stating that recent arrests prove that Police have more than enough powers in existing legislation. This is WRONG; Police or anyone else should need ...
Canadians Try to Block Bill C11, Which Provides Police With The Power To Demand User Information WITHOUT a Warrent
Loading… Internet law expert Michael Geist recently revealed that behind-the-scenes, Big Media is pushing for powers that include website blocking4, Internet termination for unproven allegations of infringement5, and huge threats for sites that host user-generated content (like YouTube)6 in addition to the “most restrictive digital lock provisions in the world,”7 which are already in ...
Videos: Windows 8 Beta Demonstrated at CES 2012
These two videos show some of the functionality that has been added since the Technical Preview released September 2011.
Microsoft 2012 Product Roadmap – Windows 8, Server 8, SQL 2012, IE10, Office 15…
Below is a quick table providing the the 2012 roadmap: Windows 8 Anticipated release: Between Q3 2012 and early 2013 (UPDATED 2/10) Windows Server 8 Anticipated release: Between Q3 2012 and early 2013 (UPDATED 1/27) System Center 2012 Anticipated release: Early 2012(UPDATED 2/7) SQL Server 2012 Anticipated release: First half of 2012 (UPDATED 1/24) Internet Explorer ...
New Blackberry 10 ‘London’ Smartphone Pictures Leaked
“…The slide on CrackBerry.com showing London says the industrial design will be “elegant, understated, precise, solid, slim” and that the smartphone is the “ultimate communication device” with “exceptional power and efficiency.” London will be released in the UK, where RIM’s BlackBerry is still the top-selling smartphone, according to CrackBerry. Two other BlackBerry 10 models, code-named ...
Microsoft Releases Kinect for Windows
“…We’re thrilled at the sales we’ve seen for Kinect (for XBox – 18 million sold in the past year – and we were honored to receive a Guinness World Record for the fastest selling consumer electronics device ever. Buy one for Windows now From Microsoft or Amazon “…distribution partners in our twelve launch countries are ...
Apple Workers Operate in Harsh Conditions
“…Banners on the walls warned the 120,000 employees: “Work hard on the job today or work hard to find a job tomorrow… …Workers assembling iPhones, iPads and other devices often labor in harsh conditions, according to employees inside those plants, worker advocates and documents published by companies themselves. Problems are as varied as onerous work ...
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